Rub-iron for vehicles



(No- Model.)

J. H. BLAG'KMORE. RUB IRON FOR-VEHICLES. No. 304,160. Patented Aug. 26,1884.

NITED STATES PATENT rines.

JAMES H. BLACKMORE, OFDEFIANCE, OHIO.

Rue-IRON FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 304,160, dated August26, 1884. Application medium-0h31, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, JAMEs H. BLAOKMORE, of Defiance, in the county ofDefiance and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rub-Irons; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in y rub-irons; and it consistsin a rub-iron which is cast in a single piece, and which is providedwith suitable anges, so as to catch in between and over the bottom andside of the body, and thus enable the iron to be secured in position, aswill be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to so con struct the iron that it can beheld in position ,betweenthe side and bottom of the body by the flangesformed upon it, and wit-hout the necessity of bolts or rives of anykind.

Figures I and 2 represent perspectives of two different forms of myinvention. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section showing the iron securedin position.

A represents the body,which is preferably made concave along its outerside, Where the wheel is to strike against it, and which has the flangeB formed along its top edge, for the purpose of catching over the outerlower edge of the side of the body. Projecting horizontally inward fromthe bottom of the rub-iron is another iiange, C, which will preferablybe made wider than the iiange B, and which catches against the underside of the body. Rising from the bottom A, at a suitable distanceinward from the vertical flange B, is a third flange, D, which catchesagainst the inner side of the side of the body. The groove between thetwo flanges B D is just wide enough to receive the bottom edge of theside of the vehicle, as shown. The groove in between the two anges maybe perfectly straight, Or may be curved, as may be desired. If thebottom of the side piece is to be cut out to receive the rub iron, itwill be made curved. Where the bottom of the side of the body is not tobe cut, it will be made straight. In between the lower edge of theflange D and the iiange C is made a second groove, H, in which the outeredge of the bottom catches.

From the above it will be seen that the outer edge or flange, B, of thebody A and the flange C catch over the edge of both the side and bottomofthe body of thevehicle, while the inner flange catches inside of thebody. In all cases the Outer edge ofthe bottom of the vehicle will benotched or cnt away, so as to receive the rub-iron; but the lower edgeof the side need not necessarily be-cnt. The rubiron is thus heldrigidly in place without the need of bolts, screws, rivets, or otherfastenings of any kind.; but they may be used, if so preferred.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A rub-iron provided withsuitable holding-anges, and which is adapted to be held between thebottom and the side of the vehicle, without the help of otherfastenings, substantially as shown.

2. In combination with the body of the ve hicle, the rub-iron A,provided with flanges' Vitnesses:

SOLOMON DEAMER, WALLACE W. BURTON.

